Chapter 342: Xia Wan Agreed to Accompany Her
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Xia Wan said, “You keep inviting me. If I don’t go, it won’t make sense, so I’ll go with you this time.”
Song Zhi was a little surprised. She didn’t expect to be able to invite Xia Wan so easily. She thought that Xia Wan would come up with all kinds of excuses.
“Alright, let’s go then.”
After leaving the classroom, Xia Wan asked, “How are we going to handle lunch today?”
“Of course, we’re eating in the cafeteria,” Song Zhi replied. “Where else would you like to eat?”
Xia Wan questioned, “I was planning to use my lunch break to study. You dragged me into helping you choose clothes, so shouldn’t you treat me to lunch?”
Xia Wan didn’t mind the cost of the meal, but Song Zhi had delayed her studies and insisted on dragging her along to pick out clothes. She felt that she should contribute something in return.
Song Zhi had always subtly bragged about her family’s good financial situation among her classmates, so it wouldn’t be right for her to refuse now. She pretended to be generous and said, “Alright, it’s my treat then.”
Xia Wan smiled and continued, “In that case, let’s go to the second floor. The food there is better. Anyway, your family is well-off, so the food on the first floor probably isn’t up to your usual standards, right?”
Although Song Zhi was also a day student, her parents were often busy with work. They wouldn’t prepare meals for her every day, so she occasionally ate at the school cafeteria. However, most of the time, she dined on the first floor. She would only go to the second floor once or twice a week.
The cost of a meal on the second floor was about three times higher than on the first floor.
Moreover, this time, in addition to Xia Wan and Liu Hua, there were also her two sisters and herself, totaling five people. This would indeed be a considerable expense.
However, since going shopping together was Song Zhi’s way of provoking Xia Wan, and Xia Wan had accepted the invitation, saying that she couldn’t afford to treat her to a meal would give Xia Wan an opportunity to mock her. Song Zhi wasn’t about to let that happen.
“Hmph!” Song Zhi huffed. “Let’s go to the second floor then.”
Her two sisters cheered, “Sister Zhizhi is so generous!”
“Sister Zhizhi is indeed the most generous.”
Xia Wan simply smiled and didn’t say anything.
If she had to pay for a meal just because someone praised her for being generous, then she would let Song Zhi bask in that praise. She couldn’t afford to be overly generous.
Song Zhi led the four of them to the second-floor restaurant. One of Song Zhi’s friends pointed at the Western restaurant and said, “Sister Zhizhi, I want to eat Western food. Let’s go there. I heard the Western food in our school is good and cheaper than outside.”
Song Zhi’s lips twitched uncomfortably.
She had heard about Western food and hamburgers before. A hamburger cost two yuan, so for five people, it would be ten yuan.
Her heart ached. She was regretting this now. She had hoped that someone would suggest changing restaurants, but no one did.
Song Zhi could only suppress her emotions and say, “Alright, let’s have
Western food then.”
The money was already spent. Song Zhi turned to Xia Wan and asked, “Xia Wan, you haven’t had Western food before, have you? There’s quite a difference between Western food and our usual meals. I hope you’ll like it.”
Xia Wan thought for a moment. Since she had returned, she hadn’t had Western food yet. Well, she could bring her family here next time and let them try pizza or something.
Once inside the restaurant, a waiter greeted them warmly.
“Hello, what would you like to order?” The waitress smiled and showed them to their seats.
Xia Wan looked around. The people dining at the Western restaurant seemed well-off, with only two couples present. It appeared that the prices here were still a bit high for most high school students.
The waitress handed them the menu, and Song Zhi quickly scanned the prices.
The cheapest option was a hamburger, costing two yuan each, with a choice of chicken or beef.
There were also some snacks: chips for one yuan a box, coke for one yuan a cup, and chicken nuggets for one yuan per serving.
Song Zhi’s friend, Lin Shuang, said, “Eating just one hamburger won’t fill us up. Sister Zhizhi, can we order an extra serving of chicken nuggets?”
She continued, “Coke looks delicious too. I’ve never had Coke before, Sister
Zhizhi.. Can I have a cup of Coke?”
